Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a certain standard of living. Poverty can have...

The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line...

In the United States, poverty has both social and political implications. In 2020, there were 37.2 million people in poverty. Some of the many causes include...

Poverty in India remains a major challenge despite overall reductions in the last several decades as its economy grows. According to an International...

Poverty reduction, poverty relief, or poverty alleviation is a set of measures, both economic and humanitarian, that are intended to permanently lift...

Poverty Point State Historic Site/Poverty Point National Monument (French: Pointe de Pauvreté; 16 WC 5) is a prehistoric earthwork constructed by the...

Poverty grass is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Any of several grasses that grow in poor or sandy soil, for example: Aristida dichotoma...

Extreme poverty is the most severe type of poverty, defined by the United Nations (UN) as "a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human...

In economics, a cycle of poverty or poverty trap is when poverty seems to be inherited, preventing subsequent generations from escaping it. It is caused...

percentage of population living in poverty, as recorded by the World Bank and International Labour Organization. Poverty is about not having enough money...

The causes of poverty may vary with respect to nation, region, and in comparison with other countries at the global level. Yet, there is a commonality...

This is a list of Nigerian states by poverty rate as of 2019. The international poverty rate used by the World Bank is used in the following list. The...

Corporate poverty is the practice of refusing to own property, either individually or corporately. This practice of Middle Ages religious communities...

the three evangelical counsels, or counsels of perfection, are chastity, poverty (or perfect charity), and obedience. As stated by Jesus in the canonical...

The war on poverty is the unofficial name for legislation first introduced by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during his State of the Union...

Poverty porn, also known as pornography of poverty, development porn, famine porn, or stereotype porn, has been defined as "any type of media, be it written...

Feminization of poverty refers to a trend of increasing inequality in living standards between men and women due to the widening gender gap in poverty. This phenomenon...

The Poverty of Historicism is a 1944 book by the philosopher Karl Popper (revised in 1957), in which the author argues that the idea of historicism is...

international poverty line. This severe poverty is caused by economic inequality, government corruption and health problems. In turn, poverty also worsens...

Poverty in Pakistan has been recorded by the World Bank at 39.3% using the lower middle-income poverty rate of US$3.2 per day for the fiscal year 2020–21...

The Poverty of Philosophy (French: Misère de la philosophie) is a book by Karl Marx published in Paris and Brussels in 1847, where he lived in exile from...

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is an international observance celebrated each year on October 17 throughout the world. The first...

2023, official government statistics reported that the Philippines had a poverty rate of 15.5%, (or roughly 17.54 million Filipinos), significantly lower...

Multidimensional Poverty Indices uses a range of indicators to calculate a summary poverty figure for a given population, in which a larger figure indicates...

Poverty in Africa is the lack of provision to satisfy the basic human needs of certain people in Africa. African nations typically fall toward the bottom...

Diseases of poverty, also known as poverty-related diseases, are diseases that are more prevalent in low-income populations. They include infectious diseases...

Poverty is measured in different ways by different bodies, both governmental and nongovernmental. Measurements can be absolute, which references a single...

Poverty Bay (Māori: Tūranganui-a-Kiwa), officially named Tūranganui-a-Kiwa / Poverty Bay, is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of New...

In China today, poverty refers mainly to the rural poor. Decades of economic development has reduced urban extreme poverty. According to the World Bank...

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, first published in 2012, is a book by economists Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson...